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Regional - Oceania - Palmyra Atoll

Palmyra Atoll: Rainforest of the Sea - A webcast photographic expedition to Palmyra Atoll, 1000 miles south of Hawaii. Features history and photography and video of coral reefs and Palmyra's wildlife.
World Factbook: Palmyra Atoll - A privately owned, uninhabited collection of 50 islets, Palmyra Atoll is situated some 990 miles southwest of Hawaii. Administered by the United States since 1898, the atoll is covered in dense vegetation, including coconut palms, which have prospered in its hot and humid climate.
The Curse of Palmyra Island - Article about the aura of the islands in the light of past events and visitors' travelogues. Includes excerpts about the ownership of the island.
Nature Group to Buy Pacific Atoll - Article about "Nature Conservancies" plans to buy the atoll.
United States v. Fullard-Leo, 331 U.S. 256 (1947) - Supreme Court's 1947 decision rejecting the government's 1939 claim to the atoll after review of the occupany of the uninhabited island in the last hundred years.
Palmyra Atoll - The Nature Conservancy's introduction to their purchase to preserve fauna and flora of the atoll. With timeline, illustrations.
Palmyra: Pacific Paradise - NPR radio feature on the atoll (July 2000, by Alex Chadwick).

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